Can Pickle Juice Cure a Hangover?

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Pürblack: The Sober Truth After one too many dances with Maker's Mark the night before, TotalBeauty.com staffer Heidi arrives to the office feeling less than her typical bubbly self. Pürblack's directions recommend mixing a pea-size amount of the tarlike substance into a beverage. First, Heidi experiments with stirring it into a cup of water:

Mixing it into Coke Zero yields slightly more delicious results. "I can't even taste it," she proclaims. After finishing the concoction, she has "a distinct taste of charcoal in [her] mouth. Very Weber Smokey Joe." Two hours later, Heidi still feels the (heart)burn, headache and stomach upset. "[I'm] no better, really," she says. A Carl's Jr. burger makes her churning stomach feel "a little better," but her head is "still blah."

"I was also burping charcoal for a bit, but I think it's because I drank the soda so fast," she muses. Pürblack: 0. Maker's Mark: 1.